In total, the DCC’s Grants Subcommittee has allocated $1,048,778 in grants following the July application round.
City Service City Project Grants
| Grant Recipient | Purpose of Grant | Amount Allocated |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Oyster Arts Trust | Salary cost of Public Programming Role (part time) | $18,928.00 |
| City Choir Dunedin (Dunedin Choral Society) | To support administrative costs and two concerts: “Handel's Messiah” and “Bach's for St John Passion” | $10,000.00 |
| Connections Education and Development Trust (Studio2) | Running costs of the studio for art materials and other consumables and a portion of staffing not covered by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage grant | $10,000.00 |
| Dance Ōtepoti | The part time salary of a General Manager over a three year period | $15,000.00 |
| Dunedin Civic Orchestra Inc. trading as Dunedin Symphony Orchestra | To help fund core administration, artistic and production costs | $88,122.00 |
| Dunedin Collaborative Theatre Trust | To support New Athenaeum Theatre rent/overheads/wages | $20,000.00 |
| Dunedin Designed Inc | To help with rent | $1,000.00 |
| Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust | A contribution towards the wages of DFAT’s permanent staff members (2.75 FTE) | $20,000.00 |
| Dunedin Jazz Foundation | Dunedin Youth Jazz Orchestra operational costs; part-time administrative assistant wages | $15,000.00 |
| Mayfair Theatre Charitable Trust | Employment of manager and part-time technician | $10,000.00 |
| Opera Otago (The Dunedin Opera Company Inc.) | To support administrative costs over 12 months | $6,000.00 |
| Prospect Park Productions | Personnel costs of part-time administrator, contribution towards fees for project leads, and lease of space | $17,500.00 |
| Age Concern Otago | To help fund operational/salary costs to provide services for Community Social Work & the Information/Resource Hub | $27,900.00 |
| Citizens Advice Bureau Dunedin | To help fund manager's salary | $25,000.00 |
| Dunedin Community Accounting Trust (DCA) | To help fund coordinator costs and meeting room rental | $7,000.00 |
| Dunedin Night Shelter Trust | To help fund wages for staff | $13,751.00 |
| KiwiHarvest Ltd | To help fund wages for 2 part-time drivers and contribution towards vehicle costs | $11,099.00 |
| Ko Ngā Rourou Manaaki | To help fund two powhiri (August 2023 and March 2024), as well as associated costs | $10,800.00 |
| Landscape Connections Trust (Operating as The Halo Project) | To help fund essential operational expenses and staff salaries | $25,000.00 |
| Methodist Mission Southern | To help fund Youth Transitional Housing project | $13,000.00 |
| The Dunedin Community House Inc | To help with general operational overheads | $30,000.00 |
| The Hills Radio Trust | To help fund OAR FM manager's annual salary | $25,000.00 |
| Victim Support Dunedin | To help fund salaries of Service Coordinator and Support Worker | $13,000.00 |
| Volunteer South Trust/Kaituao o te Taitonga (Operational - Service) | To help fund operational costs | $25,000.00 |
| Volunteer South Trust/Kaituao o te Taitonga (Fesability Study - Project) | To help fund Employee Volunteering Programme Feasibility Study | $5,000.00 |
| Total | $463,100.00 |
Major Community Event Grants
| Grant Recipient | Purpose of Grant | Amount Allocated |
|---|---|---|
Athletics Otago Inc | To support costs associated with venue hire, services, ceremonies, event operations, marketing, volunteer uniforms | $21,000.00 |
Caversham Harriers and Athletic Club Inc | To assist with security/marshalling and traffic management | $13,678.00 |
Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust | To assist with festival personnel, marketing expenses, production costs, and festival administration | $56,000.00 |
Dunedin Midwinter Celebrations | To assist with personnel and production expenses | $52,500.00 |
Dunedin Wildlife Trust | To assist with Running a ten-day festival in April 2024 including a portion of the operating costs of the festival events and promotion, overheads and personnel costs | $51,000.00 |
Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival Trust | To assist with Wages, production, venue hire, author fees, all costs associated with the opening event at Ōtākou Marae, train hire for children’s event | $17,000.00 |
He Waka Kōtuia | To assist with running of the event | $20,000.00 |
New Zealand Film Festival Trust | To assist with presenting the festival in Dunedin. | $9,000.00 |
Pacific Trust Otago | To assist with project management, advertising and zero waste activities | $29,000.00 |
Port Chalmers Seafood Festival Incorporated | To assist with operational expenses | $30,000.00 |
South Dunedin Street Festival Steering Group | To assist with overall festival costs | $9,500.00 |
Te Mana Āhua Ake Trust | To assist with event production and 30th celebrations | $50,000.00 |
| Total | $358,678.00 |
Premier Event Grants
| Grant Recipient | Purpose of Grant | Amount Allocated |
|---|---|---|
iD Dunedin Fashion Incorporated Society | To assist with staff wages: Event Manager, part-time Publicist and Social Media Manager | $50,000.00 |
New Zealand International Science Festival | To assist with staff wages | $60,000.00 |
Otago Festival of the Arts Trust | To assist with the presentation of mini-festivals every six months, Spring 2023, and Autumn 2024, and staff wages | $58,000.00 |
Otago Sports Car Club | To assist with the event in its entirety | $59,000.00 |
| Total | $227,000.00 |